Hey, better to be old than one of the jerk-offs who think you're a grown-up and so much better than everyone else just because you spit out an unremarkable kid and stopped having fun and living your life.

It certainly accelerates the process, but I think it has more to do with those little epiphanies. Such as when you were in high school in the 80s and you saw films about things like the Cuban Missile Crisis, and thought that was ancient history. Then you realize that more time has elapsed between when "The Joshua Tree" came out and now, than elapsed between the time of the Cuban Missile Crisis and the release of "The Joshua Tree". Or when you realize that the Soviet Union officially ceased to exist over 20 years ago. Or when you realize that we're approaching the 10-year anniversary of the Iraq War.

When I turned 30, I felt like I was healthier than I ever been and quite happy that I never got married in my twenties. There was so much more fun to be had. But then I started losing my hair a few months ago and now I feel like I'm in my fifties and my self esteem is at an all time low, progressively getting worse each day. Women won't talk to me and I don't have the courage to talk to them anymore. I should have gotten married when I had the chance.

FirstNationalBastard:Hey, better to be old than one of the jerk-offs who think you're a grown-up and so much better than everyone else just because you spit out an unremarkable kid and stopped having fun and living your life.